Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30) — Piano Fingerings Database

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Rehearsal 3

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“I alternate fingers 4 and 3 in the second measure to prevent kinetic confusion.”

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Seolyeong Jeong, redistribution, fingering only, mental securityComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 30

“I start every left-hand fingering group with 1 to prevent confusion.”

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Seolyeong Jeong, fingering only, mental securityComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 33

“The unusual two-over-thumb (thumb on a black key) secures the upper third (a, c#), especially for people without very large hands or with a short pinky.”

Submitted by Jörg Winter

Published on April 27, 2023

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Jörg Winter, fingering onlyComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 33

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“Playing as written makes the hands crowded. This distribution prevents that.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 6/7/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, avoid hand crossing, avoid crowdingComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 35

Piano fingerings for Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30, by Sergei Rachmaninoff

“The fingering Rachmaninoff gives requires tricky double thumbs in the right hand. I find it easier to take those notes in the left hand creating a repeated note in the left hand. The fingering in last measure of this passage removes the awkward ninths in each hand.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, avoid stretch, awkward passageworkComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Rehearsal 33

Fingerings in Italics are Rachmaninoff’s.

“I chose these fingerings to correspond to the musical phrase/accents.”

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Seolyeong Jeong, fingering only, facilitate emphasisComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 40

“The first redistribution simplifies a repeated note; the second one alleviates an awkward stretch in the right hand.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, repeated notes, avoid stretchComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 48

“While what Rachmaninoff wrote isn't particularly difficult, I find playing alternating thirds between the hands is more effortless and it comes out more articulate. It's a good way to get this nasty section off on the right foot.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, alternating handsComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 48

“By taking the B and the A with the thumb in the left hand, this makes the right hand simpler.”

Submitted by Michael Lenahan

Published on 5/25/2020

Piano ConcertoMichael ClarkMay 16, 2017Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor (Op. 30), Michael Lenahan, redistribution, thumb on two notes, avoid crowdingComment

RACHMANINOFF | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Rehearsal 55

Submitted by Seolyeong Jeong

Published on 8/23/2021

“I repeat the fingering of 3/1 to let the top of the chord in the second measure be played with 5. I rearrange the hands in the second measure for the sake of bringing out the melody.”